Chapter 577 Come, Minotaur Power!

In the thick fog, Diarmuid, holding Princess Granny in his arms, escaped from the chaotic battlefield and flew quickly towards the other end of the forest.

Ciri stuck to her mission goal and used her elven bloodline's agility in the jungle to continuously close the distance between them.

As the distance between the two sides was less than ten meters, Ciri decisively swung the silver sword in her hand, and a mercury-colored sword light shot towards Diarmuid's back.

As a strong wind blew, Dimuludo had to stop, let go of Princess Granny in his arms, drew out the long-handled scarlet magic spear on his back, and cut off the oncoming sword light with one strike.

——"The Demon-Breaking Red Rose".

Ciri narrowed her eyes, and the origin and characteristics of this magic gun flashed through her mind.

This is a treasure given by the god of love Angus, who is his adoptive father, to his adopted son Diarmuid. On the spear body are engraved ogam trees meaning "Purple Shirt (Holy Tree)", "Bound", "Gift", "Birch (Richness)", and "God of War (Victory). It has the effect of piercing through all magical protections.

The armor woven with magic power had no effect against the attack of this gun, and the magic enhancement and ability additions cast on the weapon were completely ineffective when intersecting with the "Red Rose of Magic Breaker".

In reality, it is a "protection killer" gun that can only be defended against by physical means.

When Diarmuid first debuted, in order to join the Fianna Legion, he used this spear for trials. He fought against the "Immortal Poison Dog" controlled by the "Three Warriors of the Sea" under Finn and the "Flying Millstone" driven by the witch who was Finn's wet nurse, and won the final victory.

Of course, it is not omnipotent and cannot overturn contracts and curses that have been made in the past, nor magical effects that have been completed.

Ciri decisively replaced the silver sword with magical effects in her left hand, pulled out the steel sword behind her with her right hand, and used pure sword skills to slash at the scarlet magic spear in Diarmuid's hand, breaking through Diarmuid's middle gate, and then used the silver sword to launch a side thrust.

The figures crossed each other, and a piece of clothing was cut off by the silver sword light.

Diarmuid's heart sank and his eyes were filled with doubt.

The opponent knows the characteristics of his magic spear!

No, it's not just his magic spear. Since the Fianna Regiment entered the Ulster region, it was like chess pieces falling on a chessboard. These enemies from the sea not only knew their every move, but also knew their respective identities, weapons and abilities.

It is also because of this that the Fianna Legion fell into complete passivity as soon as they came into contact with the enemy.

We're in trouble!

Realizing that something was wrong, Diarmuid did not dare to be careless and quickly drew out another magic spear from behind.

——"The Yellow Rose That Must Be Destroyed".

This cursed spear can cause irreparable damage. Its power is to reduce the life limit of the victim, making all healing techniques futile, and the injured will be forever injured until the spear is destroyed or the owner dies. It has no power to penetrate armor, but is good at preventing recovery. Magical barriers cannot stop its edge. It originated from the gift of the Fairy King. It is another sharp blade that Diarmuid gallops on the battlefield.

Although this spear is extremely dangerous, Diarmuid, as the master, will not be hurt even if he stands on the tip of the spear. The Ogan inscriptions on the yellow magic spear mean: "success", "hail (power)", "gift", "birch (rich)", "god of war (victory)".

The relevant information flashed through Ciri's mind, making the female witcher excited.

Dual guns versus dual swords? Just a chance to see who is stronger!

With divine power gushing out, Ciri in mid-air flew towards her opponent quickly like a nimble swallow.

The moonlight exploded into ice crystals on the spiral blade, and the divine patterns on Diarmuid's body flickered. The "Red Rose that Destroys Demons" and "Yellow Rose that Destroys" in his hands crushed thirteen residual images, but pierced the silver hair tips that Ciri left in the space-time rift.

The next moment, the female demon hunter solidified her body from the time rift, and the green flame slash from the steel sword was blocked by the rotation of the gun barrel. The sparks ignited the cloaks of the two people engraved with runes and ogham characters.

The two magic spears and two long swords collided as fast as lightning in the closed loop of time, creating brilliant sparks. The surrounding trees were turned into flying sawdust one after another in the turbulent tide of magic.

During the battle, Diarmuid seized the opportunity and slashed Ciri's right arm with his Demon-Breaking Spear. The demon hunter was not to be outdone and used his teeth to pull the hidden buckle of the shoulder armor. The chaotic energy detonated by the Igni Sign shot out, and several bloody holes were blown in Diarmuid's chest in an instant.

Diarmuid took the opportunity to retreat, crossed his guns to draw a blood magic circle, and summoned the crystal warhorse given by Finn; Ciri tore open the sigil around her neck and summoned the nightmare warhorse given to her by her teacher Loki. The dark monster charged forward and smashed the crystal horse's head in one fell swoop. The splashing fragments left several bloody marks on Diarmuid's face.

So strong!

Well, I'm sorry, but in order to complete the mission entrusted to me by the monarch, I'm afraid I will have to use some despicable means.

It’s just that you are a woman…

After Diarmuid muttered a few words in his heart, he suddenly looked up. The black teardrop mole at the corner of his eye exuded an indescribable charm, and invisible spiritual waves rushed forward.

——"Tears of Love".

This is the blessing bestowed upon him by his adoptive father, the god of love Angus, which gives him a handsome appearance and the ability to attract the opposite sex, in the hope that he can gain perfect love and marriage.

Thanks to the favor of the god of love, he was popular with women and was nicknamed "the radiant one".

But he didn't expect that before he could find perfect love and marriage, he accidentally developed another function of the "Tear of Love Mole".

That is, it is used to disrupt the minds of enemies of the opposite sex on the battlefield.

This blessing from the god of love, which should have been for romance, had to be used in a battle situation where people were killing each other. If his father knew, he would definitely scold him.

As Diarmuid murmured in his heart, the Tear Mole Curse had already penetrated into the opponent's pupils.

However, the expected scene did not happen as planned.

The divine light bestowed by the ancient blood suddenly lit up in the demon hunter's golden eyes - the emerald-colored vortex of time and space folded the battlefield, and the two people who were originally looking at each other instantly switched positions.

Diarmuid realized that something was wrong and turned around suddenly. The Yellow Rose's Law of Causality pierced through Ciri's left shoulder, but the tip of the spear felt like nothing, and not a drop of blood gushed out of the opponent's wound.

phantom?

Looking around, he suddenly found that Ciri appeared behind Princess Gran, with the steel sword in her hand slowly raised.

not good!

Diarmuid was horrified, gritted his teeth, and quickly turned his wrist, detonating the rune on the gun body of Yellow Rose. The flying fragments reassembled into Celtic curse chains in the air, automatically searching for the enemy, wrapping around Ciri's ankles and dragging her towards him.

However, this move was exactly what Ciri wanted.

The demon hunter held the steel sword in his right hand and cut the chain. The silver sword in his left hand suddenly split into three parallel space-time slashes: the first slash shattered the rainbow light of the Teardrop Curse, the second slash pierced through the protective pattern on Diarmuid's body, and the aftermath of the third slash blasted the chief warrior of the Fianna Legion back a hundred meters.

"puff!"

The strong shock to his internal organs caused Diarmuid to vomit a mouthful of golden blood. He became listless and his face was pale.

The seemingly long battle actually took only a split second and ended with Ciri’s complete victory.

Of course, if there was no woman's drag, it would not be so easy for her to defeat the chief warrior of the Fianna Legion.

Just as Ciri was walking towards the fallen Diarmuid with his sword, wanting to reap the fruits of his victory, a hurried shout came from the side:

"Don't touch him!"

Ciri turned back subconsciously, and a scarlet bird light pattern suddenly flapped its wings and jumped into her eyes, turning into a strange Ogham spell that was engraved in her mind.

Suddenly, an indescribable feeling of restraint came over her. Ciri felt as if her body was pierced and bound by thousands of invisible threads, and she had completely lost control.

At this moment, Princess Granny, who seemed weak and powerless, stood up from the ground and breathed a sigh of relief.

Her face was pale, blood was dripping from her wrist. She used this as ink and herself as the base to set up a magic array surrounding the entire battlefield.

Damn, I forgot this woman is a warlock!

Ciriton felt something was wrong and desperately tried to mobilize his divine power to break free from the strange restraints in his body.

However, my whole body felt as heavy as if it were filled with lead, and my consciousness seemed to be locked in a small box, completely losing control of my body.

Glancing over the seriously injured Diarmuid, Granny's eyes flashed with murderous intent. She raised her bloodstained right hand and spoke coldly to the alien warrior girl:

"Command by GEASS, kill yourself, foreigner!"

Ciri's trembling right hand slowly raised the steel sword, and the cold blade approached her neck inch by inch.

No matter how she resisted or how she cried out in her heart, she could not stop the shadow of death from coming.

I was careless...

Ciri was filled with regret. Looking at the sword that was already on her carotid artery, she closed her eyes in despair.

At the critical moment, a white hand stretched out from the mist, gently took the steel sword from her hand, and hit her head with the sword:

"I told you not to go deep into the enemy territory alone, but you refused to listen. I had to come and rescue you myself!"

The harsh reprimand sounded very kind to Ciri.

At the same time, the witcher's body, which had lost control, gradually regained consciousness.

"Teacher, you are finally here!"

As soon as the punishment was over, Ciri hurriedly jumped behind Lorne and reminded him with a lingering fear on her face,

"Be careful, there's something strange about that woman."

Luo En rolled his eyes at his youngest student and snorted coldly:

"You didn't pay attention in class, did you? This is Celtic GEASS, the most bizarre and secret kind of forbidden magic. I told you to be careful, but you still fell for it. Go back and memorize the runes and ogham script I taught you ten thousand times."

"oh……"

Ciri lowered her head, looking miserable.

Ten thousand times, it can be predicted that she will probably spend the next few days at the desk.

Looking at the man who suddenly appeared in front of her, Granny's vigilance reached the extreme. The scarlet flying bird pattern appeared in her pupils again, and she was ready to use the same trick again.

But the man who seemed to have feelings just glanced at her slightly, and when Granny met his gaze, she felt as if struck by lightning, her eyes felt like being pricked by needles, and two lines of blood and tears flowed out from the corners of her eyes.

"Girl, your GEASS level is good, but it's far from enough to control me. Don't waste your energy if you don't want to go blind."

Lorne kindly reminded him, and the knowledge about this Celtic secret art flashed through his mind.

GEASS means taboo, prohibition or oath. It plays a very important role in Celtic mythology, but it is also the most secretive part, with both positive and negative effects.

The positive side can protect the oath-taker from certain forces, or allow him to possess some powerful characteristics directly.

The flip side is that the person taking the oath is subject to some kind of domination or has some kind of flaw.

The GEASSes of the legendary Celtic gods and heroes, whether they are voluntarily sworn or set by others through spells or oaths, are basically inviolable. Therefore, it often becomes a taboo or fatal weakness of mythical heroes that is usually unknown to others.

Coincidentally, the protagonists of the two most famous tragedies caused by GEASS took place on this battlefield.

One is Cuchulainn, the "Son of Light".

There are three GEASS he promised:

1. Because of his name, he never eats dog meat or goes near fire.

Second, you cannot refuse food offered by someone of lower status than you;

3. You cannot refuse the bard’s request.

After learning these secrets, Queen Maeve, who had an old grudge against him, disguised herself as an old woman grilling dog meat on the roadside and invited him to eat dog meat on her way to the final battle, putting him in a dilemma. He had to go against his GEASS and thus lost the power to protect him.

Then, Maeve found the bard Leo and asked him to order Cu Chulainn to hand over the magic spear that made him famous. Because bards often have a high social status in Western legends, their words can even be used as testimony in trials or recorded in history books. This also means that bards need to have noble character, and Leo is seeking revenge on Cu Chulainn because his father died at his hands.

Finally, Maeve chanted the curse "The King's Spear pierces the King!" and threw the magic spear three times. The first two times killed the driver and Cu Chulainn's favorite horse, the king of horses, Mocha Grey. The third time, the magic spear pierced Cu Chulainn's body, killing the son of light without any resistance.

The other one is the "Glorious Face" Diarmuid in front of us.

Because of the GEASS "Do not refuse a request from a woman in distress", he was forced to break his oath of loyalty and elope with Grand Master Finn's fiancée Granny. Because of the GEASS "Do not hunt wild boars", his victim Finn seized the opportunity to take revenge on him, and he eventually died under the tusks of a demon boar.

In short, these are two unlucky guys who were trapped by women and oaths.

Therefore, if you want to survive in the Celtic Age of Gods, don’t swear randomly and don’t easily mess with women who understand GEASS. If you are not careful, even the King of Gods will be in trouble.

Loen shook his head and muttered something in his mind, then walked forward.

Seeing this, Granny couldn't care less about her eyes full of blood and tears. She hurriedly stood in front of the unconscious Diarmuid, opened her arms, and shouted:

"I am the daughter of Supreme King Cormac, the Princess of Ireland. He is just a guard, insignificant. If you want people, cities, and treasures, you can use me as a bargaining chip to ask my father for them! As long as you are willing to let him go, I promise to cooperate with you!"

"You care about him so much?"

"He was injured because he was trying to save me. I can't just ignore him."

Looking at the Irish princess who was still standing in front of Diarmuid despite her body shaking instinctively, Lorne couldn't help but admire her: "She is so kind and righteous."

Then, he changed the subject and asked with interest:

"So, you like him?"

Granny was slightly stunned, a blush crept up her pale cheeks, and she was suddenly at a loss.

Although she had not spent much time with Diarmuid, she had long heard of this chief warrior of the Fianna legion, the dream lover of all Irish girls.

Like those girls in love, she also admired Diarmuid's appearance, appreciated his loyalty, respected his bravery, and wanted to have such an outstanding husband.

However, in order to maintain the royal power, her father has promised to marry her directly to Finn, the Grand Master of the Fianna Legion.

"If you don't say anything, that means you agree."

Luo En spoke confidently, and the smile on his face became even brighter.

"Don't be shy. It's natural for a beauty to love a hero. What's more, he just saved you without caring about his own safety, and you stood in front of him without hesitation at the critical moment of life and death. With this true love in adversity, you two are simply a match made in heaven."

"So what, what does it have to do with you?"

"I can help you realize your wish, free you from your engagement, and live with the one you love forever."

Granny looked at the man who took the initiative to extend an olive branch to her, and her eyes became more alert.

Indeed, she had inappropriate thoughts about the loyal and handsome guard beside her. It would not be an exaggeration to say that she loved him, but she did not believe that the man in front of her would be so kind.

Granny took a deep breath and asked:

"So, what's the price?"

"Do me a small favor."

Without waiting for Granny to reply, Lorne continued to smile and said,

"But don't rush to agree. I'll give you three days to think about it. When you've figured it out, I'll come to you in person."

Then, he raised his hand and picked up the unconscious Diarmuid on the ground, with a sincere look on his face:

"This little guy is seriously injured. The Royal City of Ulster is still quite a distance from here. For his safety, let me take care of him."

"I'll be your hostage, don't hurt him..."

Granny was very anxious and wanted to rush forward to stop it.

However, the scene before her became blurry, and her body was transferred out of the dense forest where the battle was taking place.

"It's Her Royal Highness the Princess!"

Looking at the several Fianna warriors who came over after hearing the noise from afar, Granny subconsciously closed her mouth, her face changing from gloomy to bright.

At the same time, in the dense forest filled with thick fog.

Three figures appeared behind Lorne. The short Shikoti came forward with a look of contempt in her eyes:

"You actually persuaded someone's fiancée to elope with your subordinate. You are such a despicable person!"

"What is elopement? It's a two-way run for love. I can't bear it if I don't help this heroic act."

"Are you so kind?"

"Of course!"

After all, I'm from Crete...

Loen muttered secretly in his heart, feeling very proud of his bloodline as the ancestor of the Tauren.

"I don't trust you!" Shikoti rudely exposed someone's true identity and snorted, "If we hadn't sensed the [thread] entwined between these two people, interweaving and connecting the [fate] of the entire Ireland, would you have helped?"

"It's a win-win situation, isn't it, to help others and achieve your goals at the same time?"

Lorne smiled calmly, then carried the unconscious Diarmuid and walked towards Belldandi and Urd.

"Now that we have the person, what should we do next?"

"Be patient and give it a gentle push at the critical moment. The wheel of destiny will naturally turn to the track you want. This is the safest, most time-saving and labor-saving approach."

Urd replied in a deep voice, his eyes dark.

Luo En understood, and the last trace of doubt in his heart was dispelled.

To put it bluntly, fate also has traces to follow. If you want to get the desired result from fate, shouting "my fate is in my own hands", and rushing forward, thinking of relying on brute force to rush through the web of fate, trying to change your fate, this kind of person will often be taught a lesson by reality.

Only by mastering certain rules, grasping the nodes of fate and exerting corresponding force on them, can you achieve twice the result with half the effort and achieve the desired outcome at a small cost.

This is the real usage of plug-ins like the Power of Destiny.

Belldandi was silent for a moment, then looked at Diarmuid in Lorne's hand, hesitant:

"But are you sure that the princess will obey?"

"Don't worry, she will."

Lorne spoke with a confident look on his face, a hint of delight on the corners of his lips, and he murmured silently in his heart.

Because this is the destined ending...

(End of this chapter)